Improvement in flour-bolts



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.To ALL WHOM 1T 4MAY eoNcEnN:

Be it known that I, J. W. WALTERS, ofv Tiiin', in the county of Seneca, and State of Ohio,ihave invented a new and improved Flour-Bolt Shaken; and I' doherehy declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof. reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in

` which- I Figure 1 is a longitudinal section, taken ina vertical` plane through the improved bolting arrangement. Figure 2 is a transverse section, taken through g. '1, in the vertical plane indicated by red line x x, showing the segment which acts upon the knockcrs moved out of. laction.

Figure-3 is asimilar view of the same parts, showing the'isegmeut adjusted s'o as to operate the hammers or knockers.

Figure 4 is a sectional perspective view of the halting-reel, showing the arrangement of the knockers and Atheir springs. i

l Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. in the several figures.

This invention relates to an improved device for jarring halting-reels so as to facilitate the passage of flour through bolting-eloths, and consists in the employment within a bolting-reeliof a number of pivoted hammers, which are arranged so as to' strike upon the reel-ribs, and which are provided with springs that pass through thc hammers, and' project from one end of the reel so as to be acted upon by an adjustable stop as thcreel is rotated, said stop being so vconstructed and arranged as,to admit of the giving of' a more or less forcibleblow to the hammers, or to' stop their motion at pleasure, aswill be hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction and operation. Within the halting-chest A is arranged a rotary reel, which may be made inthe usualwell-known manner, oflongitudinal ribs a a, secured around a central shaft, B, to radial arms b I, which project from this shaft, as shown in the drawings. Within thisreel, and nearits open head C, a number of hammers e'e e, are suitably pivted to the central shaft B, and project outward so that they will strike upon their respective ribs a a a, upon metal plates c, which may be secured upon the reel-ribs to protect them from rapid wear. D D D are springrods, which pass. longitudinally through the rcel, and which are secured at their ends furthest from the hammers c v to the radial arms of the rcel, as shown in the drawings, iig. 1.' The free ends of these springrods D pass through or are suitably attached to their respective hammers so as to forcibly 'hold the outer ends of the .latter against their ribs, as Ashown in gs. E?, 3, and 4. The free ends of'the spring-rodsD project through the open head C of the reel so as to be acted upon by anadjustable segment whichis applied to the inside of the chest A. The segment E is pivoted at z' to the ehestA, and seated into a recess therein, so that only that portion of this segment which acts upon the ends of thespring-rods D will project beyond the surface of the cud of the chest. The curved cud of the segment E has a stepped rib, g, formed on it, which rib serves as a means for `springing the free ends of the rods D backward, as the reel visgrotated, and then releasing themA 'soas to cause the hammers to strike their respective ribs, and thus jar or shake the reel-frame and bolting. cloth. The stepped rib g is designed for4 enabling the attendant to give amorcer less forcible blow toeachl hammer by adjusting the segment E so as to bring the proper step of said rib into action.v For this purpose one end of the segment E projects through the chest A, and may have a lever or connecting-rod attached to it. ABy adjusting segment E to the position shown in iig. 2 the reel will rotate .without'bringing the projecting ends of the hammersprings D in contact with either one of the steps on the curved rihg, consequently the hammers will not strike. When the segment is moved to the positionshown inig. 3 the stepped rib g will' altcrnately arrest and release the hammer-springs as the reel -rotates, andcause the hammers to strike upon the `reel-ribs, as above explained. f A l It will he seen ,by reference to rigs. 1, 2, and 3, that the device Awhich acts upon the hammer-springs is so arranged as tocause the hammers to strike at the highest point of the reel, so as to cause the Hour which. is carried up to such point to fall through a space which is equal to the inner diameter of the reel. This effect with hammers which are pivoted to the reel-shaft inside of the reel, the force of the blows of which hammers i can be regulated' at pleasure,- and while the reel is in motion. By' having the spring-rods D pass through the hammers at a point intermediate between their striking and their hinged or pivoted ends, as shown, the springsl serve as the handlesot' the hammers, and thus the necessity of using a handle and a spring made separate fromv one another is avoided'. Thespling handles sei-vc as thc support of the hammer, and also to return them with o. blow against the ribs, and thus centrifugal force, cannot prevent their'acting against the 1*ibs.

' I am aware ofADfLewiss patcntfami do not claim anything shown in said patent, but what I do claim, isil. Construetng the rocl that actuatcs the hammer for a bolting-1eel, with a sp1-ing capacity in itself, forA the purposes described and substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of' the stepped segment E and the spring-rod D that actuates the hammer, with v. Houry bolting reel, substantially as described.

3. The pivoted segment E; Whencoustructed with steps g, upon its point of contact with the spring-rofl D, and made adjustable for the purposes described. i i 4. The arrangement of the segment E with its stepped ribs in the Itop oi' the bolting-rcel case, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described. I

J. W. WALTERS.

Witnesses:

A. H. Brisas, WM. W. CRILEY. 

